Eve Rose on thu 31 dec 09
I'm a ceramic student with no transportation. At the beginning of the
year the class has a group buy from Aardvark so I order my clay then.
These are the clays easily ordered.
* Bee-Mix
* Black Mountain
* K.G.B.S.
* Rio Red
* Rod's Bod
* Soldate 60
* Terra Red
* Dixon Blend
I can also special order any of their other clays. We fire to cone 6.
Although for most of my sculptures I've been using low fire. I like the
colors I an get and the fact that I get to control the low fire kiln myself=
.
I am looking for a clay that is good for small to medium sculptures (o
larger that 3 to 4 feet, if that) but can be used for other
handbuilding. perhaps occasional throwing. I've used Black Mountain
Sculpture and Dixon and it's good for figures but sucks when humpmolding
. I really liked Bruce's White. The color was good and the few
sculptures I built with it were sturdy, but it's no longer available to
me. I'd like just one clay, if possible.
Any other suggestions you have on clays would be helpful.
I have been lurking on Clay Art for years and want to thank you all for
the knowledge I've gained from you.
steve graber on thu 31 dec 09
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William & Susan Schran User on thu 31 dec 09
On 12/31/09 12:34 PM, "Eve Rose" wrote:
> I'm a ceramic student with no transportation. At the beginning of the
> year the class has a group buy from Aardvark so I order my clay then.
> These are the clays easily ordered.
> * Soldate 60
> I can also special order any of their other clays. We fire to cone 6.
> Although for most of my sculptures I've been using low fire. I like the
> colors I an get and the fact that I get to control the low fire kiln myse=
lf.
>
> I am looking for a clay that is good for small to medium sculptures (o
> larger that 3 to 4 feet, if that) but can be used for other
> handbuilding. perhaps occasional throwing.
Eve,
My students and I have used Soldate 60 for raku to ^10 firings.
I recommended this clay to my students for small and larger scale sculpture=
.
It is a great clay for all handbuilding methods.
We do throw it on the wheel, but it is a bit rough texture fro some folks.
Bill
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William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
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